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#contamination

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Steven Saus [he/him]violence,healthcare
Mojo ♻️<p>Hard choice for cattle farmer after Biloela property contaminated by PFAS — Grazier Larry Acton faces a heart-wrenching decision: sell at a loss or risk passing on "the poisoned chalice" of land contaminated by PFAS — the so-called forever chemicals — from the Callide Power Station. Recent tightening of national water-safety guidelines has amplified the stakes for his cattle operation and legacy.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/pfas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pfas</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/foreverchemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foreverchemicals</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterquality</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-10/pfas-water-guidelines-cattle-biloela-callide-cq/105597058" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-10/pfa</span><span class="invisible">s-water-guidelines-cattle-biloela-callide-cq/105597058</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Saturday, August 9, 2025</strong></p> <p>[vlog/video] Why Americans, Europeans choose to fight for Ukraine — Russia’s budget deficit hits $61 billion, already surpassing annual target by 30% — Ukrainian drones strike 23,000 targets in July, kill 5,000 Russian troops — Russia has lost 1,061,350 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/saturday-august-9-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/08/saturday-august-9-2025/</span></a></p>
Richard Michael Blaber<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/02/radioactive-wasps-south-carolina-nuclear-site/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2025/08/02/radioactive-wasps-south-carolina-nuclear-site/</span></a>. Only fools will be surprised by this, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>breadandcircuses</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DoomsdaysCW</span></a></span>. Where there is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a>, there will be <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a>, in this case 10 times the permitted level.</p>
earthling<p>Ecological and Human Health Impacts of Contaminated Food and Environments by Ming Hung Wong, 2025</p><p>This book discusses linkages between the natural and disturbed chemical composition of the earth's surface and ecological and human health. It reviews the environmental geochemical cycles of natural elements and persistent toxic substances (PTS) in the environment. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalChemicals</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTS</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRC</span></a></p>
La Griffe<p>Ces lardons sont contaminés aux staphylocoques, ne les consommez pas <a href="https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rappel/18907/Interne" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rap</span><span class="invisible">pel/18907/Interne</span></a></p><p>Des lardons de la marque <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeaderPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeaderPrice</span></a> vendus dans les magasins <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Franprix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Franprix</span></a> sont rappelés dans toute la <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> Contaminés par des staphylocoques, ils sont dangereux pour la santé et ne doivent donc pas être consommés. <a href="https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/consommation/rappel-produit/ces-lardons-sont-contamines-aux-staphylocoques-ne-les-consommez-pas-d671131e-63b3-11f0-a22a-0b5a062166ac" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ouest-france.fr/economie/conso</span><span class="invisible">mmation/rappel-produit/ces-lardons-sont-contamines-aux-staphylocoques-ne-les-consommez-pas-d671131e-63b3-11f0-a22a-0b5a062166ac</span></a></p><p>A consulter régulièrement <a href="https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rappel.conso.gouv.fr/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alimentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alimentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sante" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sante</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Cheese and milk in Italy show alarming levels of microplastic contamination <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2178102/cheese-and-milk-in-italy-show-alarming-levels-of-microplastic-contamination/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2178102/c</span><span class="invisible">heese-and-milk-in-italy-show-alarming-levels-of-microplastic-contamination/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Cheese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cheese</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Italia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italia</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italian</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ItalianCheese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ItalianCheese</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/italiano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>italiano</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/micro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>micro</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Polymers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polymers</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Spectroscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spectroscopy</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/tongue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tongue</span></a></p>
getmisch<p>12 states, NUT ALLERGY? Avoid/ return-for-refund any *Lewis Bake Shop Artisan Style Half-Loaf* bread, it has hazelnuts in it, but no warning on its label. Almost 900 loaves being recalled, they say "may contain tree nuts" but should say "contains hazelnuts". Article gives a phone number for the Hartford Bakery in CT but a central time zone, so a call center maybe.<br><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Kroger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kroger</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Walmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Walmart</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Mallwart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mallwart</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/recall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recall</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/loaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loaf</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/bread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bread</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/nut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nut</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/hazelnut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hazelnut</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/allergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allergy</span></a> <a href="https://local12.com/news/nation-world/bread-recall-recalls-recalling-recalled-hartford-bakery-indiana-company-sold-12-states-including-kentucky-cincinnati-ohio-return-full-refund-consumer-alerts-dangerous-products-kroger-walmart-loaves-production-visible-hazelnut-allergies-allergic-reaction" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">local12.com/news/nation-world/</span><span class="invisible">bread-recall-recalls-recalling-recalled-hartford-bakery-indiana-company-sold-12-states-including-kentucky-cincinnati-ohio-return-full-refund-consumer-alerts-dangerous-products-kroger-walmart-loaves-production-visible-hazelnut-allergies-allergic-reaction</span></a></p>
Laurent Espitallier<p>"Un scandale sanitaire" : l'eau du robinet contaminée aux PFAS dans 16 communes des Ardennes et de la Meuse | France Inter <a href="https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/l-info-de-france-inter/l-info-de-france-inter-9763830" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">radiofrance.fr/franceinter/pod</span><span class="invisible">casts/l-info-de-france-inter/l-info-de-france-inter-9763830</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/eau_du_robinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eau_du_robinet</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/sant%C3%A9_publique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>santé_publique</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/eau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eau</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/eaudurobinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eaudurobinet</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/sant%C3%A9publique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>santépublique</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/pfas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pfas</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/ardennes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ardennes</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastouille.fr/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a></p>
Johns<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> (thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@324cat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>324cat</span></a></span> ) that between 1940 and 1984, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netherlands</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> dropped about 200k of radioactive barrels in the Galician coast.<br>@jescartin.bsky.social posts about the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NODSSUM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NODSSUM</span></a> mission in charge of scouring the Atlantic and locating them.</p><p>One would think that the countries themselves should do something about it.</p><p>[News article in Catalan: <a href="https://www.3cat.cat/324/ja-son-mes-de-3000-els-bidons-radioactius-trobats-al-fons-mari-davant-la-costa-de-galicia/noticia/3361147/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">3cat.cat/324/ja-son-mes-de-300</span><span class="invisible">0-els-bidons-radioactius-trobats-al-fons-mari-davant-la-costa-de-galicia/noticia/3361147/</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a></p>
rob<p>Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year — The Guardian (7-min read)</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/07/millions-of-tonnes-of-toxic-sewage-sludge-spread-on-uk-farmland-every-year" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/07/millions-of-tonnes-of-toxic-sewage-sludge-spread-on-uk-farmland-every-year</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>england</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sludge</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/pfas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pfas</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows | Herbicides | The Guardian <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/06/weedkiller-diquat-organ-damage-study" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/06/weedkiller-diquat-organ-damage-study</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>Landmark US study reveals sewage sludge and wastewater plants tied to Pfas pollution | US news | The Guardian <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/04/pfas-pollution-sewage-wastewater" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/04/pfas-pollution-sewage-wastewater</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sewage</span></a></p>
penpencilbrush🇨🇦<p>Safe drinking water in Deer Lake, NL? Contamination?</p><p>You have to wonder how wide spread this is...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CleanWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanWater</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SafeWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SafeWater</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/uzCjck7OICQ?si=3UU2TuEIYrOKBSlD" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/uzCjck7OICQ?si=3UU2Tu</span><span class="invisible">EIYrOKBSlD</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>Flint completes replacement of lead pipes, ending water crisis - The Washington Post <br><a href="https://archive.ph/SZaSH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/SZaSH</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Only now! The mind boggles</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Flint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flint</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lead</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Is plastic packaging putting more than just food on your plate? <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2147325/is-plastic-packaging-putting-more-than-just-food-on-your-plate/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2147325/i</span><span class="invisible">s-plastic-packaging-putting-more-than-just-food-on-your-plate/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSafety</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/micro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>micro</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Polymers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polymers</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tea</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> wastewater 'pose major <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> risks' - UN experts</p><p>20 May 2025</p><p>"The United Nations (UN) human rights experts have written to the Japanese government to express their concerns about the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a>.</p><p>"In August 2023, Japan began discharging wastewaster from about 1000 storage tanks of contaminated water collected after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that caused the meltdown of its Fukushima nuclear plant.</p><p>"In the formal communication, available publicly, UN Human Rights Council special rappoteurs addressed the the management of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS)-treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) by the Japan government and TEPCO (Tokio Electric Power), and the ongoing discharge of such waters into the Pacific Ocean.</p><p>"They said 'we are alarmed that the implementation of contaminated water release operations of into the ocean may pose major environmental and human rights risks, exposing people, especially children, to threats of further contamination in Japan and beyond.'</p><p>" 'We wish to raise our concern about the allegations of the failure to assess the consequences on health of the release of wastewater against the best available scientific evidence,' the special rappoteurs write.</p><p>" 'Against this backdrop, we would like to highlight that the threats to the enjoyment of the right to adequate food do not concern only local people within the borders of Japan.</p><p>" 'Given the migratory nature of fish, their contamination represents a risk also for people living beyond the Japanese borders, including Indigenous Peoples across the Pacific Ocean which, according to their culture and traditions, mainly rely on seafood as their primary livelihood.'</p><p>"The letter follows a complaint submitted by Ocean Vision Legal in August 2023 on behalf of the Pacific Network on Globalisation (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PANG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PANG</span></a>) and endorsed by over 50 civil society groups in the Pacific and beyond.</p><p>"In a statement on Tuesday, PANG hailed it as "a landmark move for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceanJustice</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>'.</p><p>"The organisation said that the destructive legacy of nuclear <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearTesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearTesting</span></a> is still strongly felt across the region.</p><p>"It said this legacy is marked by severe health impacts across generations and the ongoing failure to properly clean up test sites, which continue to contaminate the islands and waterways that Pacific peoples depend on.</p><p>" 'As Pacific groups, we remain disappointed in the Japanese Government and TEPCO's shameless disregard of the calls by numerous Pacific leaders and civil society groups to hold off on any further release,' PANG's coordinator Joey Tau said.</p><p>" 'Their ignorance constitutes a brazen threat to Pacific peoples' livelihoods, safety, health and well-being, and the sovereignty of Pacific nations,' he added.</p><p>"Japan has consistently maintained that the release is safe.</p><p>"The UN human rights experts have asked for further information from Japan, including on the allegations raised, and on how the Radiological Environmental Impact Assessment has been conducted according to the best available scientific evidence.</p><p>"This communication sends a clear message: Ocean issues must be understood as human rights issues, requiring precautionary and informed action aligned with international environmental law to safeguard both people and the marine environment.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanVisionLegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceanVisionLegal</span></a> founder and CEO Anna von Rebay said while the communication is not legally binding, it is a crucial milestone.</p><p>" 'It informs the interpretation of human rights and environmental law in response to contemporary threats, contributing to the development of customary international law and strengthens accountability for any actor harming the Ocean,' she said.</p><p>" 'Ultimately, it paves the way towards a future where the Ocean's health is fully recognised as fundamental to human dignity, justice, and intergenerational equity.' "</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/561566/japan-s-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-pose-major-environmental-human-rights-risks-un-experts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/international/pacifi</span><span class="invisible">c-news/561566/japan-s-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-pose-major-environmental-human-rights-risks-un-experts</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radiation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoFukushimaDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoFukushimaDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaIsntOver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tritium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tritium</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNewNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALPS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HormesisIsBullShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HormesisIsBullShit</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bioaccumulation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</span></a></p>
Maxime Messier 🇫🇷 🇪🇺​ 🌻​<p>Dans le contexte de l'affaire de <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> alimentaire à St-Quentin, je découvre l'existence de "Alim Confiance". Il s'agit des résultats des contrôles sanitaires dans les commerces alimentaires et les restaurants, accessibles sur internet.<br>Par exemple chez moi à <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/FontenayAuxRoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FontenayAuxRoses</span></a> sur 19 établissements contrôlés, 16 ont eu un résultat "satisfaisant", 2 "très satisfaisant" et 1 "à améliorer". <br>Et chez vous ? Consultez les résultats ici : <a href="https://explore.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/681dd0ca365bb9cabb5b484a/#/resources/fdfabe62-a581-41a1-998f-73fc53da3398" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">explore.data.gouv.fr/fr/datase</span><span class="invisible">ts/681dd0ca365bb9cabb5b484a/#/resources/fdfabe62-a581-41a1-998f-73fc53da3398</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>PlasticList - an online list of <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> content of popular foods and drinks. After reviewing the list, I can say that <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starbucks</span></a> and <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/FastFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FastFood</span></a> in general have a real problem - but then again, even baby food and pre-natal vitamins are on the list. BTW, you know the news is NOT good when the website has an immediate pop-up that tells you not to FREAK OUT! <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/FoodContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodContamination</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://www.plasticlist.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">plasticlist.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>Sixth <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Update</span></a> on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Developments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Developments</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a>) (<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a>, June 24 '25), <a href="https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/06/sixth-update-on-developments-in-iran.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">6/sixth-update-on-developments-in-iran.html</span></a> </p><p>{At <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Natanz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Natanz</span></a>} ''the IAEA assesses that this strike may have caused localized {Radiological} <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> hazards.''</p>
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